Australia exported 1.27 lakh tonnes of gram in the February-April quarter

10-Jun-2024 12:39 PM

Melbourne. Data from the government body - Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows that Australia had a great export of 52 thousand tonnes of Desi gram in February 2024 and the shipment of March was also close to 51 thousand tonnes,

but in April it fell by more than 50 percent to 24 thousand tonnes and thus the total export of the February-April quarter could reach only close to 2.27 lakh tonnes. Sowing of gram in Australia has reached the final stage.

According to ABS data, during the quarter under review, 44 thousand tonnes of gram were exported from Australia to Bangladesh,

27 thousand tonnes to Pakistan, 5 thousand tonnes to Nepal and 37 thousand tonnes to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Apart from this, small quantities of gram were also shipped to many other countries including 3 thousand tonnes to Canada,

2 thousand tonnes to India, 3 thousand tonnes to England and one thousand tonnes to Sri Lanka. This includes Belgium, Egypt, Fiji, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mauritius, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Thailand and America etc.

A total of 1988 tonnes of gram was exported from Australia to India in the entire quarter including 766 tonnes in February, 702 tonnes in March and 520 tonnes in April. Now the import of gram in India has been made duty free, due to which its quantity is likely to increase.